Madagascar vs Namibia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar Namibia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1338
$2215
🏠 One person rent
$211
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$327
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.8
$50.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$516
💸 GDP per capita
$545
$4413
😃 Human freedom index
6.8
7.5
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
46
🌐 English speaking %
18%
17.2%
🎓 Higher education
36
45
😀 Quality of life
23
42
🏙️ Population
32M
3.03M

The average cost of living in Madagascar ($536) is 45% less expensive than in Namibia ($968). Madagascar ranked 180th vs 104th for Namibia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Madagascar compared to 0.5 months in Namibia. Ranked 173rd and 125th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Madagascar vs Namibia

We calculate prices for Madagascar and Namibia as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Madagascar Namibia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.6
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$56.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.48%
11.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$696
$1207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$7.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$8.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.11
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$7.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.1
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9760
$5893

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Cities Comparison in Madagascar vs Namibia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$564
1.28M
Antsirabe
$496
265K
Toamasina
$481
225K
Toliara
$460
169K

In Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$1023
431K
Walvis Bay
$905
103K
Otjiwarongo
$874
49K
Swakopmund
$883
75.9K
Mariental
$986
18.5K
Rehoboth
$934
40.8K
Gobabis
$968
33.4K
Tsumeb
$873
35K
Omaruru
$971
10.8K
Oshikango
$855
12.4K